Gantoftadösen

Gantoftadösen
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Gantoftadösen ("Giant's home") is a partially destroyed dolmen necropolis in the Helsingborg area of Scania, Sweden, registered as RAÄ Kvistofta 14:1 [1]. Erected between 3500 and 2800 BC by the Funnelbeaker culture, it features a rectangular chamber measuring approximately 2.8 metres long and 1.4 metres wide [1]. Three large support stones hold up a massive roof stone, 1 metre thick and 2.5 x 2.5 metres across, which is now partially split in the middle [1].

TypeNecropolis/tombs complex
Period4500 - 3000 BC
CountrySweden
Coordinates55.9843° N, 12.8077° E

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